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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Using DNA technology, authorities have identified a Hawaii Island resident as the man who brutally attacked and killed Dana Ireland on Christmas Eve in 1991.Hawaii Island police name suspect in brutal 1991 attack on Dana Ireland
The suspect killed himself after providing DNA evidence to authorities.www.hawaiinewsnow.com
The shocking revelation offers hope of closure in a mystery that gripped Hawaii for decades.
The man’s name is not yet being released, but authorities say he was a resident of Hawaiian Paradise Park. The 57-year old would have been 25 at the time of the crime.
Last week, after law enforcement secured a search warrant for a cheek swab, the man killed himself. He lived within two miles of the fishing trail where Ireland was found, brutally beaten.
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The Hawaii Innocence Project, working with law enforcement, sent the DNA samples to the California lab Indago Solutions. Steve Kramer, of Indago Solutions, is credited with identifying the man known as the Golden State Killer — who committed more than a dozen murders.
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Through that extensive research, Kramer identified one potential suspect in February and gave the results to the FBI.
An FBI agent and Hawaii County police officers subsequently started surveillance on the man and last month, were able to get a fork that the man used and publicly discarded.
That fork was also sent to the lab for more testing and a match was reported in July.
More backstory on Dana's case here: True Crime and Justice Web site. This link was mentioned in a different thread many years ago (ETA: no previous thread found for Dana):
Mods please move thread if necessary.Found Deceased - OH - Sierah Joughin, 20, Fulton County, 19 July 2016 #3 *Arrest*
I'm sure it will be weeks or months before additional info is released. This is bigger than anyone ever imagined. It could take that long to finish searching his property. She was reported missing and within a few short hours FBI was involved. They knew from the beginning. With whatever they...www.websleuths.com
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